Latest reviews about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

MySte says "Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the best animated movies." about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

MySte — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:46:50 GMT

Having never seen this until a few years ago, I found myself blown away by it. Tim Burton is a man of pure genius and imagination.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is an enjoyable and kid appropriate animation filled with catchy songs and hidden meanings. It is a clever story that uniquely ties together Halloween and Christmas. A story encompassed with a nice ending and a lesson for kids makes it a fun movie to enjoy, for everyone. I wouldn't reccomend it for the 4 and under crowd, but most kids will be able to enjoy it.

This is definitely a movie you can watch over and over, the soundtrack will definitely get stuck in your head! :)

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BobbyStokes says "you"ll either love it or hate it" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

BobbyStokes — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:05:29 GMT

Nightmare before christmas is a dark movie that is mainly for adults and older children. both can enjoy the animation and music but as a small child the main draw is the music. I personally don't understand the "cult following this movie has as i am one of the people that really can't stand it. I had trouble keeping interest in this flick and to tell the truth i couldn't stay awake the first four or five times i attempted to watch the video. Because of the massive following of this movie i tried to see what all the hoopla was about. I did manage to keep my eyes open long enough to view it in its entirety once. The story line and the constant moving into a new song was way too much for me. I do lenjoy musicals but this was actually excrutiating for me to watch. in fact i compare this viewing experience to going to the dentist, very painful and so glad the experience is over. I din manage to sell my copy ant a yard sale.

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Lanie90 says "The Nightmare Before Christmas-1993 is one of the best movies " about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

Lanie90 — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:24:47 GMT

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a wonderfull story about the two main hollidays of the season. Holloween and Christmas. In this movie Jack Skellingten, the pumpkin king of Holloween town stumbles across a circle of trees in the woods. On the trees are dors shaped like different objects for each holliday. The one that catches his eye most is the christmas tree door. Once he opens the door he is sucked into christmas land. He is in awe of this new magnificent holliday he has found and decides to make it his own. He travels back to Holloween town to share with the rest of the gools and goblins what he has found. they all decide that taking over christmas would be a wonderfull ideal and they all pitch in to make it their own. But not everything goes according to plan. you cant clash two hollidays together and expect a joyfulles event. find out what happens by watching The Nightmare Before Christmas and be wondered and thrilled by all the excitment and fun in this dark twisted cheerfull movie....

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elpocho says "Best Stop Motion Ever." about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

elpocho — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:24:33 GMT

The Nightmare Before Christmas has got to be the best Animated stop motion film I have ever seen, not that I've seen a lot, but if you've seen the old Rudolph cheesy stuff on TV during the holidays, than this gem of a Disney film is miles ahead in quality and magic.

This coming from a fan not crazy about musicals, and more used to traditional animation, but this film is spectacularly original, funny, beautiful, weird and did I mention it's stop motion, no clay here either. The great music is by former indie rock singer Danny Elfman, who now does all of Tim Burton's scores.

The main plot revolves on the exploits of Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween town who's grown tired of being the coolest guy in town and soon stumbles into Christmas town and re-discovers his old self thanks to a ragdoll named Sally who has a sweet spot for old Jack.

Soon after Jack gathers up the entire town of Creepy, but likable Halloween folk to make this year's holidays more fun and spooky for everyone. ...

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dave9475 says "Fantastic imagination and sequences throughout." about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

dave9475 — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:19:53 GMT

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ballardkrystal says "wonderful movie!" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

ballardkrystal — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:56:26 GMT

I watched this movie with my 4 year old little girl and she LOVED it! I purchased the movie after renting at the store. WONDERFUL MOVIE!!

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angelbabe says "An amazing movie" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

angelbabe — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:09:46 GMT

This movie Nightmare Before Christmas is great for adults and children. It's a true work of art how well they crafted each scene, how long it took to make this movie and the color expresions are amazing. I'm not really one for musicals but I watch this movie all the time....

momerath says "One of my favorite children's movie." about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

momerath — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:29:51 GMT

First time I saw The Nightmare Before Christmas was with my kids in 1994 when my oldest daughter was 5 years old. I LOVED it at first watch.

I am a huge fan of music and musicals, and I was definately not dissapointed with the music in this film. It was dark, clever, beautiful, and touching, just like the entire movie!

I think this is a fantastic movie to watch with kids. It may seem dark, but it shows you that not everything is what it seems and that some people are just misunderstood. It has a great story of trying to find yourself and the ending is triumphant.

This movie is so hilarious to me, and my kids still love it up to this day.

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WonkaChad says "Get's better every time you watch it!" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

WonkaChad — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:50:13 GMT

The first time I saw "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" was in the theater in 1993 when it first came out; I thought it was ok. The second time I saw it was on DVD and it has now become a family tradition in our house around Halloween and Christmas to watch it. My 3-year-old son LOVES this movie. "I want to watch Jack!" is what he says at least once a week.

It takes a little to get into it the first time you see it, but give it a chance and you will enjoy it.
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mallteese says "Awesome fun!" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

mallteese — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:12:07 GMT

The movie, Nightmare before Christmas was stunning! The special effects were awesome. It can be a little scary for very young children but it is definately a movie for the whole family. Young and old will appreciate the story line and the computer animation! You just can't go wrong with a Tim Burton flick!...

hope7730 says "Excelent Movie" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

hope7730 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:21:01 GMT

I LOVE The Nightmare Before Christmas! I also love all things Tim Burton! It is a Great movie for any age. However, this is a rare movie to come by, I have tried to get a copy for myself and somehow ended up with a bootleg copy in the process. If you come across one, hold on to it, it is worth a lot to somebody!

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LadyLunaXO says "The best Tim Burton movie out there" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

LadyLunaXO — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:41:47 GMT

This movie is awesome!! I remember watching it for the first time when it came out and not moving any part of my body. I was so mesmerized by the animation, characters, and the songs. The score by Danny Elfman is fantastic! The songs the characters sing through-out this movie are just amazing. Everyone can sing along with them- and by the 2nd time you watch the movie, you know all the words to them.

Although this is a dark film set in a kid's world, the kids love it just as much as the older ones. I'm 22 and still love it to death! I even have my mom loving it! The Nightmare Before Christmas is not just for kids- but people of all ages!

This is one of Tim Burton's best films ever!
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smurfdna says "I love it" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

smurfdna — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:33:17 GMT

I love this movie, it's such a dying art (stop motion) and it's at it's best here. I just saw the 3-D version in the theater and it was awesome. It was so great to see the movie in the theater and all these years I saw it once when it was originally released. I recommend this for anyone. I don't know about little kids I guess you just have to judge how sensitive your kid is....

Musicobsession523 says "definitly one of my favorites" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

Musicobsession523 — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:50:51 GMT

I have been watching this movie for as long as i can remember. Yes, it is disney but you definitly wouldn't think so. Director, Tim Burton, did fantastically. No one can think like him. It is only partially a love story. It really turns into what ever story you want it to be. It's a story of love, of selfishness, of someone doing what they want to do by putting there mind to it. It's a story of the ruler of Halloween becoming the king of Christmas. It's a story of discovery of ones self will and how wrong it can be. If you like this animation, also try Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride"....

ChrisJarmick says "Imaginative dark fantasy w good score - Great Kids Films" about The Nightmare Before Christmas - 1993

ChrisJarmick — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:03:48 GMT

Tim Burton couldn't convince Disney to make this film, when he worked at the studio as an animator, but when he had success with Pee Wee and BeetleJuice he pushed this into production and had his team spend over two years doing the stop motion animation needed to bring his dark twisted vision to life.

It may give some sensitive kids the creeps, but most will like the dark humor of course.

It's the story about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King who brings everyone Halloween every year. He's decided he wants to be better liked and respected... like Santa Claus is, so he decides to experience Christmas Town for himself. He kidnaps Santa and decides to make Christmas happen even better than ever..... of course what he considers better, terrifies the population... !!!

The film features the voices of Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Paul Reubens and others. The songs and music are by ex- Oingo Boingo leader, Danny Elfman. (He's done most of the scores...

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